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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 18, 2019

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert J. Luck to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

61 votes, representing 141,378,887 people55.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 82,197,808 people32.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6155.5%
NayLost3032.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.2%